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bhikkhu

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19. Of course, the operation was kept secret while the bush administration looked like fools

Tue Feb 17, 2015, 11:44 AM

Feb 2015

looking for chemical weapons frantically for years to justify their war and finding none.

And the CIA was happy to buy weapons piecemeal on the black market, and never investigated where they came from, preferring to trust the vendor deal with that end of it.

And of course they wouldn't say anything, because that might scare the seller who might quit selling and then they just wouldn't know what to do...

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C.I.A. Is Said to Have Bought and Destroyed Iraqi Chemical Weapons [View all] JonLP24 Feb 2015 OP

Well then, it was totally worth it. arcane1 Feb 2015 #1

More to it JonLP24 Feb 2015 #2

Those links are consistent with how the NY Times has reported the Iraq war. arcane1 Feb 2015 #3

That's why they wrote this POS propaganda piece. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #4

Maybe the Times has re-hired Judith Miller who is now writing under KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #8

Really? JonLP24 Feb 2015 #9

Yes.... and some of this was leaked earlier (Sy Hersh..maybe) about the old weapons KoKo Feb 2015 #18

. stonecutter357 Feb 2015 #5

cover for jeb. stonecutter357 Feb 2015 #6

and Hillary RandiFan1290 Feb 2015 #11

So the CIA bought back its old chem weapons it had sold obxhead Feb 2015 #7

Why release the information now? Unknown Beatle Feb 2015 #10

I suppose it was recently revealed to the reporters JonLP24 Feb 2015 #13

I don't believe quarbis Feb 2015 #12

They bought them to trade for drugs with someone else. hobbit709 Feb 2015 #14

Why don't I believe this? Botany Feb 2015 #15

Seems to me that Cheney would have leaked this long ago. GreatCaesarsGhost Feb 2015 #16

Omg polly7 Feb 2015 #17

Of course, the operation was kept secret while the bush administration looked like fools bhikkhu Feb 2015 #19